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Trustee Justin Peacock to resign; Cedar Creek board adopts emergency bridge-repair ordinance and reopens garbage bids
Summary
At a Sept. 24 special emergency session, the Cedar Creek Board of Trustees voted to post a vacancy notice after Trustee Justin Peacock’s resignation, adopted Ordinance 2024-4 for emergency bridge repairs, and rejected garbage contracts received in May 2024 while authorizing new bids to start Jan. 1, 2025.
The Cedar Creek Board of Trustees met in a special emergency session on Sept. 24, 2024, and took three immediate actions: Trustee Justin Peacock submitted a resignation effective Sept. 30, 2024; the board adopted Ordinance 2024-4 authorizing emergency bridge repairs; and the trustees rejected garbage contracts received in May 2024 and directed staff to reopen bidding for new contracts starting Jan. 1, 2025.
The resignation was announced during the meeting when Trustee Justin Peacock said he is moving out of Cedar Creek and thus is no longer qualified to serve. Peacock moved that the village post a notice to appoint someone to serve the remainder of his term; Trustee Bruckner seconded. The motion passed by roll call with Trustees Peacock, Prescott, Bruckner and Fuxa voting Aye; Trustee Richardson was absent.
On Ordinance 2024-4, identified in the agenda as an emergency bridge repair measure, Peacock moved for adoption and Trustee Fuxa seconded. The board adopted the ordinance by roll call with the same voting pattern: Prescott, Peacock, Bruckner and Fuxa — Aye; Richardson — Absent. The ordinance was listed on the special meeting agenda as an item of emergency business; no further implementation details or funding specifics were provided in the meeting record.
The board then addressed municipal solid-waste contracts. Trustee Peacock moved to reject all garbage contracts that had been received in May 2024; Trustee Fuxa seconded, and the motion carried by roll call of members present. Immediately afterward, Trustee Fuxa moved to open bidding for a new garbage contract that would take effect Jan. 1, 2025; Peacock seconded and the motion also passed. The Municipal Clerk/Treasurer was instructed to make the appropriate public postings to advertise the vacancy and the solicitation for new bids.
The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m. after a motion to adjourn carried by the same roll-call pattern. Municipal Clerk/Treasurer Roxanne Mrasek certified that the foregoing summary reflects the matters discussed at the Sept. 24 special emergency session and that the Nebraska Open Meetings Act notice is posted and accessible in the meeting room. The clerk stated the meeting summary would be made available to the public within ten working days.
Next steps: the clerk is to post public notice of the trustee vacancy and the solicitation for garbage bids; the board did not specify an appointment timeline or further ordinance implementation details during the session.
